Cindy Byrd

Cindy Byrd(born January 18, 1973) is an American accountant and politician. She is the Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector.

Cindy Byrd
Auditor of Oklahoma
Assumed office
January 14, 2019
GovernorKevin Stitt
Preceded byGary Jones
Personal details
Born (1973-01-18) January 18, 1973
Coalgate, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationEast Central University (BS)

Byrd is from Coalgate, Oklahoma.[1] She graduated from East Central University in 1997, earning a Bachelor of Science in accounting. In 2003, she became a certified public accountant. Byrd became the deputy state auditor under Gary Jones. She was elected Oklahoma State Auditor in the 2018 elections.[2]

Personal life

Byrd was born and raised in Coalgate, the daughter of Archie and Mary Eddings. She is a 1991 graduate of Coalgate High School, and worked in several local businesses while she attended East Central University. She married Steve Byrd, also a native of Coalgate, on July 26, 2014. The couple continue to consider Coalgate as their home.[3]

2018 Campaign

Cindy Byrd received 49.5% of the vote on the primary held on June 26th, 2018. Byrd advanced to the runoff with Charlie Prater.[4] On the runoff held on August 28th, 2018 Byrd defeated Prater with 50.2% of the vote.[5] She moved on to the general election where she faced Libertarian Candidate, John Yeutter. Byrd received the most votes for a state official in Oklahoma in history, with 818,851 votes.[6] The election also made her the first woman to hold this office in Oklahoma's history.[7]

References
  1. "Coalgate's own Cindy Byrd to take office as State Auditor and Inspector". Coalgate Record Register. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  2. Ellis, Ashley. "Republican Cindy Byrd to be next Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector". KTUL. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  3. "Coalgate's own Cindy Byrd to take office as State Auditor and Inspector." Coalgate Record Register. January 19, 2019. Accessed November 3, 2019.
  4. https://newsok.com/article/5605855/byrd-prater-square-off-in-republican-race-for-state-auditor-nomination
  5. https://newsok.com/article/5606372/byrd-wins-republican-runoff-for-state-auditors-nomination
  6. https://ktul.com/news/local/rep-cindy-byrd-to-be-next-oklahoma-state-auditor-and-inspector
  7. "Transparency to be part of Byrd's historic leadership at State Auditor." OK Energy Today. January 24, 2019. Accessed November 3, 2019.
Political offices
Preceded by
Gary Jones		 Auditor of Oklahoma
2019–present		 Incumbent
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